Startup · $21m raised
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Nura raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | Series A | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Nura, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| Cardinia Ventures | its portfolio page ↗ |
The transaction that ended Nura's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masimo | Acquisition | 20 Apr 2023 | - | TechCrunch Australia, TechCrunch Venture |
Companies Nura acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Nura. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
MedTech Actuator alumni are behind Synthesis Capital, a new venture fund courting investors for up to $100m to back young health technology companies across Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
Customisable headphone maker Nura has been acqui-hired by medical device firm Masimo, with its team and technology folded into Denon; the Nura brand will be sunset once remaining inventory is sold.
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A visit to Nura's Melbourne headquarters ahead of its NuraTrue Pro earphones launch, recounting the company's Kickstarter campaign and Series A raise along the way.
Blackbird announces the close of its fourth fund at $500 million, bringing total committed capital to $1.24 billion, and separately announces Mike Cannon-Brookes joining its board as chair.
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An e-scooter maker reached its crowdfunding goal within 43 minutes and neared a quarter million dollars, plus seed money from a venture firm, while the piece recalls earlier platform campaigns by other startups.
Blackbird's investment note explains why it joined electric scooter startup Raine's seed round, profiling co-founders Marc Alexander, James Murphy and Michelle Mannering and their craftsmanship-focused, direct-to-consumer approach.
A guide to twelve funding routes for Australian startups, covering venture capital, angels, debt, accelerators, grants, corporate venture, crowdfunding, ICOs and loans, with many past raises cited as examples.
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A CES profile of Australian headphone maker Nura covering its retail expansion, growth to roughly 50 staff, and upcoming NuraLoop earbuds, while recalling a five-million-dollar Series A raised the previous year.
Blackbird's retrospective of its 2018: a third fund launched, new partners and staff hired, Startmate cohorts run, numerous portfolio raises led, Shape Analytics sold, and Shoes of Prey shut down.
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